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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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[Herald Interview] Son Suk-ku chooses to be swayed by others in navigating life
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Groups gather in Japan to save S. Korean prisoner in N. Korea
Nearly 40,000 sign petition as Seoul makes efforts to draw world attentionDozens of international human rights groups will gather in Tokyo on Wednesday to urge the North Korean regime to halt its inhumane activities and release a South Korean woman believed to be held captive at a prison camp, an ac
Sept. 6, 2011
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Chemistry professor to lead science council
Kim Keon, 62, chemistry professor of Korea University, has been appointed as the sixth chairman of the Korea Research Council of Fundamental Science and Technology, which supports the government’s policy on science research and development and sets up programs to improve affiliated research institut
Sept. 6, 2011
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Couple commits suicide together in Busan motel
(MCT)With the Chuseok holidays just around the corner, a married couple committed suicide together in a motel room after suffering from poverty. The owner of the motel called the police, who found the couple dead in a motel room in Busan.The room had been completely sealed with adhesive tape.
Sept. 6, 2011
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Fire erupts on Jeju-bound ferry but no causalities reported
(Yonhap News)A passenger boat caught fire in waters off the country's southern coastal city of Yeosu early Tuesday, but all people on board were rescued, the Coast Guard said.The 4,000-ton ferry Seolbong, which departed from the port city of Busan late Monday for Jeju Island, was traveling along the
Sept. 6, 2011
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Kwak grilled over election corruption
Interrogation focuses on whether 200 million won was bribeKwak No-hyun, Seoul’s embattled education chief, faced interrogation from city prosecutors on allegations that he paid a rival candidate to quit last year’s election. An expressionless Kwak arrived at the lobby of the Seoul Central Prosecutor
Sept. 5, 2011
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Badly managed universities face fund, loan cuts
The Education Ministry listed 43 poorly managed private colleges and universities Monday after a two-month inquiry by an expert panel as part of a drive to weed out uncompetitive schools and address the rising tuition issue. The 43 universities will be subject to restrictions in government
Sept. 5, 2011
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Jeju seeks to host cluster of top foreign universities
Jeju Island has undertaken an ambitious project to build an international education city featuring a cluster of international schools, foreign universities, business centers and tourism.Modeled on Dubai’s Knowledge Village, the Jeju Global Education City will be home to prestigious foreign universit
Sept. 5, 2011
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Sanctions aimed at college reform
Ministry sets out on restructuring following dispute over tuitionThe government on Monday took the first step in a long-term drive to pressure poorly managed universities to shut down by naming 43 underperforming schools in terms of student enrollment and graduates’ employment.State financial aid wi
Sept. 5, 2011
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Three Korea Univ. medical students face expulsion for sex crime
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Three male students from South Korea's prestigious medical college will be expelled for sexually harassing their female colleague, school officials said Monday.The school's decision came after the three unidentified students at the medical college of Korea University had b
Sept. 5, 2011
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43 bottom-ranked universities to face cut in state subsidies next year
The education ministry selected 43 private universities Monday that will have their state subsidies partly cut or denied next year as part of a government drive to weed out poorly managed schools to address the problem of rising tuitions. The ministry said it has chosen the universities in consultat
Sept. 5, 2011
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S. Korea's 2009 suicide rate highest among OECD nations
South Korea's suicide rate was the highest among member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2009 with an average of over 42 people here taking their own lives daily, a government report said Monday.The number of people who committed suicide reached 15,413
Sept. 5, 2011
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Foreign officials examine Seoul’s e-government system
By Lee Woo-young Foreign public officials arrived in Seoul to learn about the city’s e-government system as part of a training program of the World e-Government Organization of Cities and Local Governments, city officials said Sunday.The city government invited a total of 13 public officers from nin
Sept. 4, 2011
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Seoul district heads urge rights for Roma in Serbia
By Lee Woo-youngDistrict heads in Seoul urged Serbia to secure the settlement rights of Romani people who have been forcibly evicted from their informal settlements in its capital city Belgrade.The evictions have been subject to condemnation by the international community since 2009, officials of Am
Sept. 4, 2011
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Lee So-sun, mother of labor activist Jeon Tae-il, dies at 82
Lee So-sun, the mother of one of South Korea’s most notable labor activists, died of natural causes at a hospital in Seoul. She was 82.Relatives of the diseased and doctors at Hanil General Hospital said Lee ― the mother of Jeon Tae-il, who killed himself in 1970 to protest brutal working conditions
Sept. 4, 2011
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Over 13 pct of young students need thorough mental examination: data
More than 13 percent of South Korean children and teenagers require a thorough examination of their mental health, data showed Sunday.According to the data collected by the education ministry and submitted to Rep. Park Young-ah of the ruling Grand National Party,13.5 percent of students, based on a
Sept. 4, 2011
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Prosecutors question key aide to Seoul school chief
(Yonhap) -- Prosecutors have summoned a key aide to embattled Seoul education chief Kwak No-hyun as they investigate an alleged bribery scandal involving the payoff of a rival candidate, official sources said Saturday. Sources at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office said invest
Sept. 3, 2011
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Kwak to face inquiry Monday
By Lee Sun-youngSeoul’s education superintendent Kwak No-hyun will present himself before prosecutors Monday to face questioning over allegations that he bought a rival candidate out of the race in last year’s election, his spokesperson said Friday. “The superintendent plans to comply with the summo
Sept. 2, 2011
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Panel recommends rights guarantee for stateless people
The government should protect the rights of stateless people even if their Korean nationality was canceled because of illegitimate marriages, the state human rights watchdog recommended Friday. The advice is expected to pave the way for 33 people rendered stateless due to illegitimate marriages to b
Sept. 2, 2011
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Supreme Court clears ‘PD Notebook’ of distortion
The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the directors of nationwide broadcaster MBC’s investigative program, “PD Notebook,” of charges that they had distorted some content regarding mad cow disease in the U.S. The court upheld the Seoul High Court’s decision ruling them not guilty of defaming former Min
Sept. 2, 2011
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Police break up anti-base protest
Military installs fence around Jeju naval site to resume constructionThe military resumed construction of a controversial naval base on a southern island of Jeju Friday as police forcibly broke up months-long protest and detained dozens of protesters. Construction of the naval base on the island’s s
Sept. 2, 2011